Proverbs 1:1

1 - The Proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

These are the Proverbs of David, Solomon, Hezekiah, Lemuel and Agur. Generally David is credited with the first nine proverbs (1:1-9:19), Solomon to Chapter 24 (10:1-24:34). A collection assembled by king Hezekiah to Chapter 29 (25:1-29:27) Agur Chapter 30 and Lemuel recounting his mother’s advice on women Chapter 31. I Kings 4:32 states, “And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.” We are told that King Solomon spoke 3,000 proverbs (of which only 800 are recorded in the Book of Proverbs).